Changes to Existing Law
HB1053 — Require that terminal care facilities allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis.
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§ 34-20
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NEW SECTION added to Chapter 34-20
G: Notwithstanding § 34-20G-25.1, a terminal care facility shall permit a cardholder, who is a patient or resident of the facility and has a terminal condition, to store and use medical cannabis in the facility. Prior to bringing medical cannabis on the facility's premises, the cardholder or the cardholder's designated caregiver shall provide a copy of the cardholder's registry identification card to the terminal care facility, and the cardholder's attending practitioner shall indicate the use of medical cannabis in the cardholder's medical records. A cardholder may not smoke or vape medical cannabis in a terminal care facility. A terminal care facility shall establish policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and use of medical cannabis within the facility. This section does not apply to a cardholder receiving treatment in the emergency care department of a hospital. Nothing in this section requires a terminal care facility, or personnel working at the facility, to procure or administer medical cannabis to a patient. Terms used in this section mean: (1) "Terminal care facility," a hospital, inpatient hospice, or residential hospice, as defined in § 34-12-1.1; and (2) "Terminal condition" a medical condition that is diagnosed by a health care practitioner and has a life prognosis of less than one year. 18